Showing posts with label Drink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drink. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Strawberry Lemonade Sangria*

Ingredients:

2 lemons, sliced
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 (750ml) bottle sauvignon blac (or favored white wine)
1 cup lemonade
1 cup lemon-lime soda
mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)


Instructions:

1)Add lemon slices and sliced strawberries to a pitcher. Pour in wine.

2)Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving for best results.

3)Mix with soda right before serving to preserve carbonation. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs, if desired. 

Last for 3 days in the fridge.

Friday, February 6, 2015

Strawberry Citrus Slush

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:


  • 2 cups fresh lemonade
  • 1 cup frozen strawberries
  • juice from 1 lemon
  • 4 drops Lemon essential oil
  • 4 drops Lime essential oil
  • 3 cups ice
  • 3 Tablespoons white sugar


Directions:

Combine all ingredients into blender. Blend until smooth or reaches your desired consistency.

Note: For a more smoothie like consistency add 2 cups of strawberries and only use 2 cups of ice.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Witches' Brew

Ingredients:

  • quart lime sherbet, slightly softened
  • container (12 oz) frozen limeade, thawed
  • bottle (1 liter) ginger ale
  • Gummy worm candies, if desired
  • Lime slices, if desired

Directions:

  1. In punch bowl, mix sherbet, limeade and ginger ale.
  2. Pour into glasses. Garnish each glass with candy and lime slices. Serve immediately.

*Swap the lime sherbet and frozen limeade with orange sherbet and frozen orange juice concentrate for a different flavor.
*The sherbet will float to the top, so stir the punch before pouring each serving.
*Can serve in Cauldron


Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Ghoul's Punch

Ingredients:
  1. 1/2 gallon apple cider or apple juice (8 cups)
  2. 1/2 cup cinnamon honey, wildflower honey, orange blossom honey, or desired honey
  3. 1 orange, sliced
  4. 6 inches stick cinnamon
  5. 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped, peeled fresh ginger
  6. 1 teaspoon whole allspice
  7. 1 teaspoon whole cloves
  8. 1 bay leaf, (optional)
Directions:
  1. For punch base: In a 4-quart Dutch oven, combine cider and honey. Add orange slices. For spice bag, place cinnamon, fresh ginger, allspice, cloves and bay leaf, if you like, in the center of a double-thick, 8- to 10-inch square of 100-percent-cotton cheesecloth. Tie closed with a clean string. Add spice bag to the saucepan with cider mixture. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove orange slices and spice bag; discard. If you like, strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve*. Use in the following party drinks. Makes about 8 cups base.
  2. Variation
  3. Mulled Apple Cider: Prepare Haunted Halloween Party Punch Base as above. Serve warm base in mugs or heatproof glasses. If you like, garnish each serving with a cinnamon stick and a thin apple slice. Makes 8 (8-ounce) servings.
  4. Awfully Good Ghoul's Punch: Prepare Haunted Halloween Party Punch Base as above. Cool to room temperature. Transfer punch base to a large pitcher or punch bowl. Cover and chill for 4 to 24 hours.
  5. Awfully Good Ghoul's Punch: In a punch bowl, combine punch base; one 12-ounce can frozen cranberry-raspberry juice concentrate, thawed; one 6-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed; and 3 cups cold water. Add ice, if you like. Thinly slice 1 medium apple. Float apple slices and cranberries in punch. Makes 18 (6-ounce) servings.
  6. Golden Apple Cocktails: Prepare Haunted Halloween Party Punch Base as above. For each serving, combine 2 to 3 tablespoons vodka, Southern Comfort, bourbon, apple brandy or brandy, rum, vermouth or dry white wine and 1/2 cup of the hot punch base in a mug or heatproof glass. Or, cover and chill punch base until completely cool. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons desired alcohol and 1/2 cup of the chilled punch base to an ice-filled glass; stir. If you like, garnish each serving with an orange twist and a maraschino cherry on a cocktail pick. Makes 16 (5 to 6-ounce) cocktails.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Apple Cider Float

Ingredients:
1 cup apple cider
1/2 cup ginger ale
1-2 scoops vanilla ice cream, or any seasonal flavor such as cinnamon or apple pie
ground cinnamon and nutmeg for sprinkling
1-2 tablespoons jarred caramel sauce
Directions:
  1. Pour apple cider and ginger ale into a glass. 
  2. Add vanilla ice cream. 
  3. Sprinkle on nutmeg and cinnamon to taste and drizzle caramel sauce on top. Serve immediately with a straw and a spoon.